Sweet Sounds of Cincinnati

• Local Indie Rock band Sweet Ray Laurel
has organized what members hope will become an annual event, the
multi-band showcase Sweet Sounds of Cincinnati. The inaugural Sweet
Sounds concert this Saturday will present an array of mostly newer area
groups (16, to be exact) on two stages in Covington — at The Mad Hatter
and also Radiodown, which is in the same complex. Besides Sweet Ray,
artists featured Saturday include A Continuous Now, Come Here Watson,
Founding Fathers, Vaudeville Freud, Jamwave, Endless Chaos, Theme Park
Mistress, Smoke Signals and Switchblade Syndicate. The 7 p.m. show is
open to all ages. Visit www.madhatterclub.com for the full lineup and
other details.

• Though local fans had first crack at it in July, Cincy-spawned Psych Pop masters Buffalo Killers’ latest album, 3,
was released nationally on Aug. 2 through the Alive Naturalsound label.
So far the album is receiving some of the best reviews in the trio’s
career (which is saying a lot considering each album has been almost
universally lauded). Buffalo Killers just returned from the first West
Coast tour dates for 3, but they’ll be right back on stage
Saturday to perform at the sixth annual Mt.

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Adams Music Festival. The
outdoor festival takes place on Pavilion St. and also features
U.K.-born, Brooklyn-based Blues/Rock band Alberta Cross and rootsy Cincy
act One Horse. Gates open at 5 p.m. and tickets are $10 (buy them in
advance at cincyticket.com). For more on the fest, visit
www.mtadamsmusic.com.

• Sunday at the Northside Tavern, local
musicians and dancers perform at a benefit to support a participant in
the Susan G. Komen 3-Day, a nationwide fundraiser for the breast cancer
awareness and assistance organization where supporters walk 60 miles in
three days. It’s understandable why benefit organizer Michella Karapondo
would be eager to help the Komen org — she’s a breast cancer survivor
who received important assistance from the charitable outfit. The show,
dubbed 3D60, will also serve as a celebration for her. In an email,
Karapondo writes, “I am celebrating two years of being cancer-free by
having bands, dancing, fun!” The event runs 3-9 p.m. and includes
performances by Baoku and the Image Afrobeat Band, Sea of Storms, Taste
of Cyndi and White is Gray, plus the World Peace Tribal Belly Dance
Troupe (with music by the Noyse Merchants) and “gothic” belly dance from
Zahara’s Tangled Web. A $10 donation is suggested, but if that’s too
much, Karapondo says attendees can donate whatever they’re comfortable
with.

• Last weekend, Cincy Indie/Dance/Pop
foursome Walk the Moon’s whirlwind adventure as one of the most buzzed
about young bands in the music industry took them to Lollapalooza in
Chicago where they played an enthusiastically received early afternoon
set. Walk the Moon’s time as the hottest unsigned band in the country
ended recently when it was announced that the group has signed a
contract with RCA Records. Walk the Moon’s busy schedule continues into
the fall, as the quartet joins Kaiser Chiefs on the British rockers’
extensive North American tour starting in September. Visit the music
blog at citybeat.com for video of Walk the Moon at the big fest, further
Lollapalooza coverage, the latest from the local music scene and much
more.